Franklin can accept the suspension for his elbow to the head of Gold Coast midfielder Maverick Weller, which occurred during the Hawks' 71-point thrashing of the Suns at York Park.
His previous poor record means he cannot have the penalty reduced with an early guilty plea.
St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke faces a two-match suspension for his sling tackle on Geelong's Mitch Duncan and Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford has also fallen foul of the panel for a similar tackle.
Mumford can accept two weeks for rough conduct against Carlton's David Ellard in the Blues' 34-point triumph at Docklands.
Cats duo Mathew Stokes and Josh Hunt have also been hit with one-match bans for striking.
Stokes has been charged over an incident involving Koschitzke and defender Hunt for striking the Saints' Adam Schneider.
Others to be offered one-match suspensions were Essendon's Kyle Hardingham (rough conduct) and Richmond's Jake King (striking).
Cats midfielder Joel Corey can escape with a reprimand for a sling tackle, as can Sydney forward Ryan O'Keefe for front-on contact if they make early guilty pleas.
The Bombers' Brent Stanton can accept a reprimand for tripping North Melbourne's Nathan Grima because of his previous good record.
Melbourne's Tom Scully and the Swans' Nick Malceski have been given $900 fines for umpire contact.
- AAP
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